Hi everyone! Fall is truly here, and we are gearing up for our busy-as-usual holiday season. We have had a fantastic summer with many great gigs and a recording project in the works. We are very proud to have donated our time and music to several charity and community events during the summer months and we hope our audiences have enjoyed our singing!

Our most recent musical venture was for the United Parish of Upton in Upton, Massachusetts. Arriving at the Church on this beautiful Saturday afternoon was like living a scene from a movie: a sleepy New England town, at the peak of fall foliage season, ready to tuck in for some good old a cappella music!

Although we brought our sound system and microphones for this show, once we explored the church hall and warmed up, we realized that we could better utilize the intimate space by using a few area mics instead of individual mics. The space had the kind of rich ring to it that can really enhance a group’s blend. We finished setting up and spent some downtime in the church lounge as Joe serenaded us on the piano with his Latin-jazz renditions of “Take On Me” and “Piano Man.”

When 8:00 rolled around, we hit the ground running (Scott will correct me here and say we hit the ground singing). The church hall had filled up nicely with lots of friendly faces and their energy was fantastic. An excited, lively crowd is all any musician can hope for, and Upton delivered! In between songs, we shared stories and introductions and a good time was had by all. The folks in Upton even learned how Stu got his name and very eagerly offered up some great new suggestion! My vote is for Spike (thank you gentleman in the third pew).

Nick ended the show belting out his best Gnarls Barkley with “Crazy,” and when the crowd called for an encore, Stu crooned them with Michael Buble’s “Home.” During intermission and after the show, we had a chance to chat with many of members of the audience, which was a real treat. I think we had as much fun as the people of Upton did at this show and we look forward to returning!

Take care,
Josh (the original)

We were lucky enough to add another super-cool “after-hours” museum tour to our resume last night!

As part of our work with Right Tune Only (see our “BidCow” blog), we attended the kickoff meeting for the company’s marketing initiative. The meeting was held on the 2nd floor of the Basketball Hall of Fame, basically giving us free reign of the entire floor… it was awesome! We perused the exhibits for a while, did our presentation for the meeting, ate some delicious food (mmm, molten chocolate lava cake…) and performed for the other folks at the meeting. A big thanks to the Right Tune Only team for hosting us and having sound gear set-up and waiting for us!

We topped the night off with a few songs from our new album (coming soon… we can’t wait!) performed at Center Court in the Hall of Fame – kinda surreal!

~Overboard

Moseley Woods is a beautiful park in Newburyport, MA that overlooks the Merrimack River. Every summer, the Friends of Moseley Woods hold a weekly concert series featuring local performers from all different genres of music and the performing arts. After a great show last summer, we were so pleased to be invited back by popular demand!

Upon arrival, we were greeted by the Newburyport Fire Department. No emergency here, folks! They had come to provide us with a generator to power our sound system. It wasn’t long before our audience arrived with their lawn chairs and plenty of bug spray. After such a rainy summer, the mosquitoes were fierce but it didn’t stop us from putting on a great show! Thanks everyone who came out!

~Overboard